Mass Effect 3 update 1.03 patch notes

Mass Effect 3 will receive a huge list of fixes in the upcoming 1.03 Patch, due today on PC. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers get the download on Thursday 31st May.

The list includes a multitude of multiplayer changes, most notably a system that kicks players who have become inactive for more than two minutes.

BioWare's "Anti-AFK system" is designed to penalise players who are deliberately not taking part in the match. Removed players are booted back to the game's menu with zero experience and zero credits.

Other changes include a much-needed fix for the game's Vanguard class, who previously could warp out of the game's scenery and float away from the map. Annoying.

Issues still not fixed by the patch are still being looked at by BioWare, community coordinator Chris Priestly explained on the game's forum.

"I can say that this is not planned to be the final patch and issues not fixed in 1.03 (story issues, PS3 framerate, EMS, etc) are being investigated for the next patch. As with any bug, if it is not fixed, that is likely because it is not an easy fix. That doesn't mean that it won't ever be fixed, just that it was not ready by the time this patch was complete."

The full patch notes lie below.

Patch 1.03 Notes:

Common to all Platforms:

Fixed an issue where sometimes facial movement would not match the voice over if a hitch occurred

Fixed an issue where taking cover in a certain area of Cure the Genophage mission would cause players to become blocked from progress

Fixed Action mode so it will now respect difficulty if set in the main menu

Fixed an issue where the player would always be walking forward instead of towards objective in The Return mission